Oak Grove Community Lake

Angie came over today and she and I took Bartimaeus for his first walk around Oak Grove Community Lake.  It is a mile and a half and my little trooper made it about one then he flopped over on his back and allowed, yes, I said ALLOWED me to carry him the rest of the way.  It was beautiful out, warm (probably close to 70 degrees) with just the right amount of breeze.  It was the perfect day.

One Pooped Pup

I don't have a picture of this actual event but the one here gives you a general idea of Bartimaeus' posture.  We walked Bartimaeus today after puppy obediance school which is filled with excitement and new smells and his best puppy buddy, Omar.  At the very last leg of our walk, in the middle of the street he flopped over on his back in complete surrender.  It was the funniest thing I have ever seen & I ended up carrying him home.

Spice Anyone?

FlyLady is helping me transform my home. In three fifteen minute periods, I purged all the expired spices, I combined all the duplicates I could, and I organized them alphabetically. I am overjoyed at the simplicity of finding what I need when I cook now!

Bits

This is my life, broken down into bits that I can finally manage to swallow.  I should have done this years ago but I didn't know how.

Crash Hatin'

Crash is completely convinced he will never love, like, tolerate the black scourge we have brought into his life.  He spends a lot of time on things, high things, but soon I am afraid little Bartimaeus will be able to mount these things.  What is a poor cat to do?

Barty & Muddie

It is not the best picture but you can get the gist.  Bart loves his Muddie Buddy.  BFFs forever!

New Year's Resolution

Well, here it is January 11th and I have broken many of my thought about (but not too seriously)resolutions.  I have not blogged everyday.  I have not written those long over due letters, nor have I sent out my Christmas cards...from 2011...yet.  I have not lost a pound.  I have not saved a cent.  I have not caught up on my email or my Facebook happenings.  I have not chosen a career, found my passion, saved the world, saved myself even.

I have done a couple of things I did not resolve to do.  I have kicked up my workout routine (yay me!).  I have made a menu every week for the last three weeks and have hired a friend to cook those meals for me once a week.  Clean eating, definitely the way to go.  I got a dog.  Well, I picked one out but he is too young to bring home yet.  January 25th is that big day.

 (Ain't he the cutest thing?)  We have dubbed said dog:  Bartimaeus the Black.  And even though we don't have possession of him he already has several nicknames: Barty, Bart, Black Bart and there are probably more that I don't remember.  I will always call him Bartimaeus.  I think the name fits.  I have found a couple of classes I would like to take at our local community college: web design and nutrition.  Maybe they will lead me toward a new direction in my life.  There has to be something I love to do, right?

As you can see it has been a busy eleven days, trying on the newest version of me.  You know, the one raring to go in 2012.  I am going to pass on the resolution making this time around.  Maybe next year.